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some of his claim nato has become merely a branch of u.s. foreign policy with washington's economic interests ultimately determining the course the alliance takes. i am all for international law i think we badly need it if we want to live in a world of peaceful coexistence but the question is what is left of international law after sixty five years of interventions dozens of interventions in the internal affairs of other countries. and of a series of illegal wars what united states needs is a world where its multinational corporations have privileged access to the world's markets for their products and couple exports of course also. control of the world's energy resources that are on the serial zz and war and the threats of war has always been one of the means true which the united states. secured this access to markets and resources and nato has always been one of the tools. of this policy and we will continue our special coverage of nato a sixty fifth birthday for the day and with more expert analysis and opinion coming your way later in t
some of his claim nato has become merely a branch of u.s. foreign policy with washington's economic interests ultimately determining the course the alliance takes. i am all for international law i think we badly need it if we want to live in a world of peaceful coexistence but the question is what is left of international law after sixty five years of interventions dozens of interventions in the internal affairs of other countries. and of a series of illegal wars what united states needs is a...
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sharp nato in the news, people. we will have that for you. we start with the ukraine and its president is launching a large-scale operation to retake buildings in the east. military forces engaged in shootouts with russian
sharp nato in the news, people. we will have that for you. we start with the ukraine and its president is launching a large-scale operation to retake buildings in the east. military forces engaged in shootouts with russian
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nato has cleaned clover and sloefr of russia's border. john, the big question, i think poont asked, flishin. >>> i think that's correct. i mean i think that a lot of the cots that 7 said that putin or russia is going to pay are correct. they are definitely costs to pay. the reason he is willing to pay those costs is because it's report to make sure crain is not appealed and add made part of the west >> is nato continuing to all it really seems to do is just aggravate russia. >> i think it's in large part because significant numbers of people in the united states still have cold they believed that russia has the sxhap ability to become to did a a greater russian which will look like the second happening of the soviet hook yur? >> he looks needs this is outmoded thinking. but i think it's happy the concern from russia is that if kiev goes along with europe, the next lodge would be that keyo would join nat 0? can be? >> west western powers including the u.s. states and germany have really seen for years that ukrainian membership is not a goo
nato has cleaned clover and sloefr of russia's border. john, the big question, i think poont asked, flishin. >>> i think that's correct. i mean i think that a lot of the cots that 7 said that putin or russia is going to pay are correct. they are definitely costs to pay. the reason he is willing to pay those costs is because it's report to make sure crain is not appealed and add made part of the west >> is nato continuing to all it really seems to do is just aggravate russia....
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the other piece is nato. putin and his leadership, their number one goal, breaking nato. that treaty and agreement. >> congressman, how do you take the temperature of your constituents on the matter like this? my sense is the nation is exhausted from involvement in iraq and afghanistan. it is hard to draw support for any type of military situation we are discussing. >> that is right. i agree with gary. i think he is spot on. people are focused on jobs. people are focused on the economy generally. education, health care. they are not focused specifically on what is happening in ukraine. at the same time, if putin made a military incursion into the eastern part of ukraine. that would get the attention of the people in the united states. they would see the world much of the way gary described with the effort by putin of becoming peter the great again and try to expand the borders of russia that puts pressure on nato and tries to break nato, as gary just said. that would get the attention of my constituents at that point in time. bottom line, we need to be there for the ukrai
the other piece is nato. putin and his leadership, their number one goal, breaking nato. that treaty and agreement. >> congressman, how do you take the temperature of your constituents on the matter like this? my sense is the nation is exhausted from involvement in iraq and afghanistan. it is hard to draw support for any type of military situation we are discussing. >> that is right. i agree with gary. i think he is spot on. people are focused on jobs. people are focused on the...
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number one, it strengthens nato. i think everyone would agree that the commitment of nato to its allies, our commitment to nato, our partners' commitment to nato has waned over the last period of time. by the way, mr. president, this is not just something that's occurred under this administration. it's been going on for some time. we have only three countries, as a matter of fact, three countries within the nato alliance that are actually honoring their commitments relative to its support of nato. so the first piece of this is to strengthen nato. it is to expedite, by the way, this administration's own plan relative to missile defense, a plan that they've laid out. it doe n
number one, it strengthens nato. i think everyone would agree that the commitment of nato to its allies, our commitment to nato, our partners' commitment to nato has waned over the last period of time. by the way, mr. president, this is not just something that's occurred under this administration. it's been going on for some time. we have only three countries, as a matter of fact, three countries within the nato alliance that are actually honoring their commitments relative to its support of...
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nato warned russia today to pull back its 40,000 troops along the border with ukraine. secretary-general anders foch rasmussen spoke in prague and said any further russian intervention could have grave consequences. >> you have a choice to stop blaming others for your own actions; to stop massing your troops; to stop es ca lightsing this crisis and start engaging in a genuine dialogue. >> woodruff: rasmussen also said nato is considering its own deployments within eastern europe. russian foreign minister sergei lavrov shot back that even talking of deploying troops near russia is a violation of existing agreements. meanwhile, russian president vladimir putin issued his own warning over natural gas. he said ukraine must start paying in advance or deliveries may be halted. in washington, there's word that enrollment under the new health care law has now hit 7.5 million. the announcement today is an increase from 7.1 million last week. open enrollment officially ended march 31, but many people were given extra time. house republicans have pushed through a non-binding budge
nato warned russia today to pull back its 40,000 troops along the border with ukraine. secretary-general anders foch rasmussen spoke in prague and said any further russian intervention could have grave consequences. >> you have a choice to stop blaming others for your own actions; to stop massing your troops; to stop es ca lightsing this crisis and start engaging in a genuine dialogue. >> woodruff: rasmussen also said nato is considering its own deployments within eastern europe....
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is nato the same? >> and nato is closer to the nato george kennan wanted it to be. at the end of their lives, they came together and they said united states should not back nato expansion. in fact, if nato got bigger, eventually russia would -- >> right -- >> predicted what happened. >> to go from what i consider the most important document in atlanticcentury, charter, to this huge success he wrote about and now we are in what you would all agree is a total jumble. to clarity forth the united states? >> a couple of paths to clarity. the first is to continue what barack obama's general philosophy has been, relatively low disengagement and if you intervene you will probably make it worse. that is clear. it does not lead to the best situation for eastern ukraine from our perspective and possibly western ukraine. the second would be more active with the rest of nato and the rest of europe, and that would be to try to thwart russian expansion. >> aren't we taking a neville chamberlain tacked question are >> there is a effort between hitler and putin. hitler had a desire
is nato the same? >> and nato is closer to the nato george kennan wanted it to be. at the end of their lives, they came together and they said united states should not back nato expansion. in fact, if nato got bigger, eventually russia would -- >> right -- >> predicted what happened. >> to go from what i consider the most important document in atlanticcentury, charter, to this huge success he wrote about and now we are in what you would all agree is a total jumble. to...
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this is presumably to reassure nato allies. when it comes to ukraine what can nato do? ukraine is not a nato partner. >> right, you're drawing a correct distinction between nato allies and countries that are not allies. we have a commitment to defend the territory of all nato allies, including the pal particular states, poland and to son. it's simply to reassure those countries and create a deterrent against those countries. in the case of ukraine, we don't have that obligation, but we are very concerned when we see russia undermining a neighboring country, claiming that the citizens and territory should rightfully belong to russia and taking steps to actually bring that about. here we should be providing assistance to ukraine, perhaps military equipment, certainly advises to help them with tactics. right now, ukraine is facing a very tough problem of russian supported armed groups taking over buildings and facilities in eastern ukraine and then trying to reestablish control, risking that russia's own troops would pour over the border to come in. >> president putin agai
this is presumably to reassure nato allies. when it comes to ukraine what can nato do? ukraine is not a nato partner. >> right, you're drawing a correct distinction between nato allies and countries that are not allies. we have a commitment to defend the territory of all nato allies, including the pal particular states, poland and to son. it's simply to reassure those countries and create a deterrent against those countries. in the case of ukraine, we don't have that obligation, but we...
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soldiers staying in afghanistan even after nato's combat mission ends later on this year. >> rasul, seen as karzi's top pick to replace him. not only is his vice presidential pick a woman. he is also unmarried, which is pretty unusual for afghan politics. his campaign has been hit by allegations of fraud, which is why he is calling on afghans to put their faith in the electoral process. >> he is up to the commission to decide. i am confident they will look to that very cable. any. >> president obama has offered his congratulations to the afghan people. in a statement, the president said thely represents, quote, another important milestone in afghan's taking full responsibility for their country as the united states and our partners draw down our forces adding, we look forward to continuing our partnership with the new government chosen by the afghan people on the basis of mutual respect and mutual accountability. people in india are going to the polls on monday casting ballots in the world's biggest e elections. voting for the country's next prime minister will be held in nine different
soldiers staying in afghanistan even after nato's combat mission ends later on this year. >> rasul, seen as karzi's top pick to replace him. not only is his vice presidential pick a woman. he is also unmarried, which is pretty unusual for afghan politics. his campaign has been hit by allegations of fraud, which is why he is calling on afghans to put their faith in the electoral process. >> he is up to the commission to decide. i am confident they will look to that very cable. any....
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again, where is nato expending? against whom? to create new blocks like that, we have not thought about it, but for sure we will be expanding our operation with china. -- our cooperation with china. 27.5 is our turnover with the west, and with china, it's $87 billion. it keeps growing in china. expertsrning into, as well know, economically, power number one in the world. the only question is when. 10 years, 20, 25 years later, but for sure it is going to happen, and with such a huge population of 1.5 billion, and as they modernize their a settled deal. a and it is a fact. i know for sure, we will develop our cooperation with china. we have never had so much trust in the military sphere. we are running joint military exercises on the sea, offshore in china and in russian federation. this gives us reason to believe that the russian/chinese relations will be a significant factor in the global politics and will significantly influence the modern international relations architecture. >> mr. putin, i would like to come back to the lett
again, where is nato expending? against whom? to create new blocks like that, we have not thought about it, but for sure we will be expanding our operation with china. -- our cooperation with china. 27.5 is our turnover with the west, and with china, it's $87 billion. it keeps growing in china. expertsrning into, as well know, economically, power number one in the world. the only question is when. 10 years, 20, 25 years later, but for sure it is going to happen, and with such a huge population...
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nato has suspended all practical cooperation with russia in the aftermath of the annexation of crimea will stop the nato secretary-general announced the move at a meeting in brussels. >> we are suspending all practical cooperation with insia, military and civilian the nato russia council, the euro atlantic partnership council, and the partnership for peace. at the same time, we keep our diplomatic lines of communication open and we are ready for ambassador for mr. go meetings -- ministerial meetings. but russia began withdrawing a small number of forces from its eastern border with through crane, a move john kerry called a welcome gesture. the palestinian authority has defied u.s. and israeli demands by submitting declarations to join a number of international conventions. the u.s. and israel have sought to thwart palestinian membership and global bodies as part of a bid to undermine recognition of palestinian statehood at the united nations. mahmoud abbas acted after israel broke its pledge to free the last group of palestinian prisoners due for release under the agreement that estab
nato has suspended all practical cooperation with russia in the aftermath of the annexation of crimea will stop the nato secretary-general announced the move at a meeting in brussels. >> we are suspending all practical cooperation with insia, military and civilian the nato russia council, the euro atlantic partnership council, and the partnership for peace. at the same time, we keep our diplomatic lines of communication open and we are ready for ambassador for mr. go meetings --...
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this weekend i was very surprised -- is there a new nato, a more effective nato? >> they have been in the process of redefining themselves for almost 20 years. the original purpose was to counter russia. >> i was reading about anthony -brown, talking about the redefinition of nato 40 years ago. they have been doing this over 20 years. >> they were experiencing with anti-terrorism, this was the key motivating idea behind nato. ukraine is not even a member. and i think that there are some misgivings on the side of nato itself, with bringing the ukraine in. >> i set this up for john chachas. is this the real response, making the ukraine a member this week? >> we do not make our foreign policy based on what nato tells us to do. we help other countries when they say that we should -- but as a defense matter, they are not in question. we have to decide if we stand for the free ukraine or we don't. they can go out and buy mrs. mer kel's purse and throw it at them. talking as one voice, nato has this mechanism -- >> where is that mechanism right now? this is really missin
this weekend i was very surprised -- is there a new nato, a more effective nato? >> they have been in the process of redefining themselves for almost 20 years. the original purpose was to counter russia. >> i was reading about anthony -brown, talking about the redefinition of nato 40 years ago. they have been doing this over 20 years. >> they were experiencing with anti-terrorism, this was the key motivating idea behind nato. ukraine is not even a member. and i think that...
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nato says it will begin flying more aircraft and deploying more ships in the baltic region. searkt john kerrsecretary of sty will be meeting in geneva with the european union, ukraine and russia. >>> pro-russian protesters in the eastern part of the country, gaining strengths. our kim vanel is on the ground in donetske. >> reporter: it is still not clear where they came from but at least six armored personnel carriers rolled into donetske. they were greeted with enthusiasm by some of the locals. defected to their side. >> translator: the ukrainian paratroopers switched to the people's side. you can count for yourself how many of us there are. >> reporter: occupying the regional headquarters in donetske. they took over the building ten days ago and declared a people's republic. the people are maintaining they are not separatists but locals from donetske who want more autonomy from kiev, are referendum on the sex-styled republic of donetske, and will picket if their demands are not met. armed but have not made any demands of the authorities. this man said we are not going to o
nato says it will begin flying more aircraft and deploying more ships in the baltic region. searkt john kerrsecretary of sty will be meeting in geneva with the european union, ukraine and russia. >>> pro-russian protesters in the eastern part of the country, gaining strengths. our kim vanel is on the ground in donetske. >> reporter: it is still not clear where they came from but at least six armored personnel carriers rolled into donetske. they were greeted with enthusiasm by...
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also, steps to punish russia via sanctions and steps to assure nato allies who -- particularly those in central europe whoer more nervous about russia than these months ago. >> now that we know the russians were involved in this, that president putin has been lying about this, does this bring about any change in what it is we should do on the ground or what the west would consider doing on the ground in eastern ukraine? >> well, i don't think you're going to see the west get involved in a military way in ukraine. i think that is pretty clearly understood, including by the ukrainians, which is good. you don't want kiev to make a mistake based on a miscalculation. i think in the next self days you don't see steps taken to implement the station released in geneva to diffuse the cries. don't see armed groups begin to disarm it is time for the west to consider intensifying the sanctions applied on russia. >> in the meantime, there is building a buffer zone, something he has been doing since georgia. what does it say to others or even to him for the future, about what the west resolve is i
also, steps to punish russia via sanctions and steps to assure nato allies who -- particularly those in central europe whoer more nervous about russia than these months ago. >> now that we know the russians were involved in this, that president putin has been lying about this, does this bring about any change in what it is we should do on the ground or what the west would consider doing on the ground in eastern ukraine? >> well, i don't think you're going to see the west get...
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i think maybe nato does. i'm not even really sure about that. but i think it's in our best interest to continue whatever financial sanctions that president obama has instituted and stay out of this one. this is not ours. we don't have -- we have virtually no trading with ukraine. we don't trade with them a lot. we trade with other eu partners. i get that. but they have the big -- germany has the biggest interest of all. where are they? >> it's not an arms race. it's an oil race. this's one. we should be exporting oil and making it for putin to make opinion. i believe there's already a world war iii, radical islam versus the west. it's been going on for years. the idea there isn't a world war -- we're all targets. i think president obama can redeem himself in one single act, and that is to pluck snowden out of russia. what a humiliation it would be to putin if he woke up on monday and snowden was in virginia. that would be beautiful. if 3w5uobama did that, i would for a third term. >> someone else could redeem himself -- about the president of th
i think maybe nato does. i'm not even really sure about that. but i think it's in our best interest to continue whatever financial sanctions that president obama has instituted and stay out of this one. this is not ours. we don't have -- we have virtually no trading with ukraine. we don't trade with them a lot. we trade with other eu partners. i get that. but they have the big -- germany has the biggest interest of all. where are they? >> it's not an arms race. it's an oil race. this's...
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other nato countries, making sure putin can't advance further than ukraine. there's a lot of ukraine in the way. officials say the white house is working on an aid panel for ukraine, one that would send medical supplies and clothing. no weapons. >> what we said is, the president has said, there's no military solution here. we don't want to see more escalation. what we want is deescalation. at the same time we're constantly reviewing ukrainian requests what's most appropriate to provide. >> president putin is denying his country has anything to do with this uprising, he's lying. western officials say it is absolutely not true. bill richardson is with us, former ambassador to the united nations live with us this afternoon. governor, i don't think anybody thought we would get this far and now we're here. what do you do? >> i believe this meeting will be very important in geneva tomorrow with russia, the u.s. and european union. this will be the last chance for russia to say, look, we're going to be restrained now. i wouldn't count on it. you have to give them th
other nato countries, making sure putin can't advance further than ukraine. there's a lot of ukraine in the way. officials say the white house is working on an aid panel for ukraine, one that would send medical supplies and clothing. no weapons. >> what we said is, the president has said, there's no military solution here. we don't want to see more escalation. what we want is deescalation. at the same time we're constantly reviewing ukrainian requests what's most appropriate to provide....
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that would be the commitment that nato would have to make. >> if nato were to get involved, how much time does it take to amass an army capable of pushing the rugs back from the border of ukraine. >> probably three to six months and to do it in a manner that ensured ukraine sovereignty is what it's going to mean. it's one thing to push them back, another to hold them back and keep them there. it would be three months to get troops and equipment there and 12-18 more months to ensure that that border is secure. diplomatic relations were restored and the fact that ukraine could then defend itself. then obviously ukraine could become part of nato, changes eastern europe completely. >> should the united states and nato and west be pursuing a dual strategy, diplomatic and military so that three month lead up is not in the future? >> i think we have to. i think russia is going to see any build up taking place that might persuade them to act sooner than they would act. we have to start that highballization process. that will be known. we'll lose the principle element of surprise here. you al
that would be the commitment that nato would have to make. >> if nato were to get involved, how much time does it take to amass an army capable of pushing the rugs back from the border of ukraine. >> probably three to six months and to do it in a manner that ensured ukraine sovereignty is what it's going to mean. it's one thing to push them back, another to hold them back and keep them there. it would be three months to get troops and equipment there and 12-18 more months to ensure...
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infantry exercise in support of those nato allies. strong message to put i hope. >> nothing we have seep out of russia or the armed forces is de-escalateing the tension. >> the exercise were his conceived as a result of what is going on in ukraine. >>reporter: at the same time the warship uss taylor will mav in the black sea to replace the destroyer uss donald cook. this as putin keeps tens of thousands of his troopsal ukraine eastern border. also raising fear that the swift take over of crimea mighten bolden put type move into other areas of ethnic. 100 russian special forces have already crossed in south east you cin. organizing the hostile take over of government buildings and paying cash to stir up pro russian supporters. all of this prompting vice president biden who is in ukraine to warn putin to get his troops and supporters out of those buildings. >> we need to see these kind of concrete steps. we need to see them without delay. >>reporter: if that does not happen vice president biden said the u.s. would make sure there is a g
infantry exercise in support of those nato allies. strong message to put i hope. >> nothing we have seep out of russia or the armed forces is de-escalateing the tension. >> the exercise were his conceived as a result of what is going on in ukraine. >>reporter: at the same time the warship uss taylor will mav in the black sea to replace the destroyer uss donald cook. this as putin keeps tens of thousands of his troopsal ukraine eastern border. also raising fear that the swift...
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his nato a part of the dialogue -- is nato part of the dialogue? >> the reason you might see him pulling back is their stock markets are the worst performers world so far. the economy is already in trouble. they have to look for an exit ramp here. >> how much work is done at the white house? >> foreign-policy and national security issues have become central in the white house. of state department and the defense department. all of this has to be correlated at the white house. >> the ceo of general motors will be testifying in front of the house today as jim announces new recalls -- as gm announces new recalls. >> mine has to be front and center, high frequency trading. you might not care. maybe it's a big deal for you. michael lewis will be with us wednesday and thursday. we will talk to them about the controversy around his book. the controversy will not go away. you think about flashpoint, he has single-handedly reach up started the debate and made it a good healthy debate. >> he will be on market makers 10:00 a.m. what is the best response to hi
his nato a part of the dialogue -- is nato part of the dialogue? >> the reason you might see him pulling back is their stock markets are the worst performers world so far. the economy is already in trouble. they have to look for an exit ramp here. >> how much work is done at the white house? >> foreign-policy and national security issues have become central in the white house. of state department and the defense department. all of this has to be correlated at the white house....
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lithuania, latvia and estonia to conduct boots on the ground infantry exercises in support of those nato allies. a strong message to vladimir putin. >> nothing we've seen out of russia of their armed forces is de-escalating the tension. these exercises were conceived as a result of what's going on in ukraine. >> reporter: at the same time the warship uss taylor will move into the black sea to replace the destroyer uss donald cook. this as putin keeps tens of thousands of his troops along ukraine's eastern border. also raising fears that the takeover of crimea might embolden putin to move into other nations with large ethnic russians. ukrainian officials say as many as 100 russian special forces have crossed into southeastern ukraine organizing the hostile takeover of government buildings and paying cash to stir up pro-russian supporters. all of this prompting vice president biden who was in ukraine to warn putin to get his troops and supporters out of those buildings. >> we need to see these kind of concrete steps. we need to see them without delay. >> how long do the troops stay there?
lithuania, latvia and estonia to conduct boots on the ground infantry exercises in support of those nato allies. a strong message to vladimir putin. >> nothing we've seen out of russia of their armed forces is de-escalating the tension. these exercises were conceived as a result of what's going on in ukraine. >> reporter: at the same time the warship uss taylor will move into the black sea to replace the destroyer uss donald cook. this as putin keeps tens of thousands of his troops...
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the american commander of nato forces in europe says he hasn't ruled out deploying u.s. soldiers to counter russian moves in ukraine. commenting on nato deployments and eastern european states, air force general philip breedlove said he would not "write off involvement by any nation, to include the united states." his comments come ahead of next week's talks between the u.s., and theukraine, european union. in washington, the state department spokesperson played down the expectations. >> the russians agreed they would finally sit down over the next 10 days with ukraine and discussnd the u.s. to de-escalation, demobilization come a support for the elections, and constitutional reform. i have to say we don't have high expectations for these talks, but we do believe it is very important to keep that diplomatic door open. >> israel skill that contact with the palestinian authority in a growing dispute over the future of peace talks. the pa signed 15 international conventions and treaties last week after the israeli government reneged on a plaintiff reposting prisoners. in re
the american commander of nato forces in europe says he hasn't ruled out deploying u.s. soldiers to counter russian moves in ukraine. commenting on nato deployments and eastern european states, air force general philip breedlove said he would not "write off involvement by any nation, to include the united states." his comments come ahead of next week's talks between the u.s., and theukraine, european union. in washington, the state department spokesperson played down the expectations....
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julie: so what does nato do next? russia has recalled its ambassador to nato over a policy of beefing up too far levels in the response of the buildup of russian troops on the ukrainian border, but how much power does nato have? >> nato has huge power. julie: does russia know that? >> oh, yeah, absolutely. they very much know the capabilities there. they toe will ignore this rhetoric, they'll ignore the wire brushing of an ambassador, get on with what they're doing, send a clear message to russians: lay your hands off of nato countries. and this is something we've wanted to see happen, and i think most people are absolutely delighted to see nato taking -- julie: what do you make of the a recalled its ambassador? >> well, the timing is pretty much driven by the fact that all these troops are still on the border of ukraine, and they could move into eastern ukraine or moldova, and if they did something like that, no military action would be taken against it, and it would further encourage maybe the russians to do somethi
julie: so what does nato do next? russia has recalled its ambassador to nato over a policy of beefing up too far levels in the response of the buildup of russian troops on the ukrainian border, but how much power does nato have? >> nato has huge power. julie: does russia know that? >> oh, yeah, absolutely. they very much know the capabilities there. they toe will ignore this rhetoric, they'll ignore the wire brushing of an ambassador, get on with what they're doing, send a clear...
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that's despite nato's claim that 40,000 russian troops are amassed just across the border. as a precaution, nato has ordered an immediate allied buildup in the baltic region, more ships, more planes and greater readiness. we've got all the angles covered with nbc news foreign correspondent ayman mohyeldin. we've also got michael crowley and former u.s. ambassador to ukraine, steven pifer. ayman, you just left ukraine. you've been posting some pretty incredible photos on instagram that we've been taking a look at. what is the sense of people there? do people feel like they are inching towards a civil war? >> reporter: well, certainly depending on who you ask. now, we spent most of our time in the eastern part of the country. and the sentiment there among those that we spoke to is that there are legitimate grievances against the government in kiev. and that sentiment of somewhat being disappointed and disenfranchised by what happened in kiev over the past several months has led to a ground swell of pro-russian sentiment. now, those pro-russian sentiments are definitely being
that's despite nato's claim that 40,000 russian troops are amassed just across the border. as a precaution, nato has ordered an immediate allied buildup in the baltic region, more ships, more planes and greater readiness. we've got all the angles covered with nbc news foreign correspondent ayman mohyeldin. we've also got michael crowley and former u.s. ambassador to ukraine, steven pifer. ayman, you just left ukraine. you've been posting some pretty incredible photos on instagram that we've...
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ambassador to nato, kurt volker. our guest is kelly lonnie. >> today on newsmakers, we are latte. by bob good he will talk about changing the nsa surveillance program and oversight of the justice department. newsmakers is at 10:00 a.m. on c-span. there is no question the congress routinely does not speak the truth to the american public. it is not just about inaccuracies. it is the absence of speaking the truth about where we are. where are we? livingat a standard of the same as what we had in 1988. we need -- now have unfunded obligations of $1.1 million per family. that needs to be spoken. we need to build a context of how things are going to come. seebiggest problem that i with congress is the denial of reality. person still be a good and deny reality. we all have flaws. we all deny reality in some sense in our lives. we don't want to face reality. the fact is we have not had the leadership in this country for a long time, i am talking a presidential and congressional, that would tell the truth about the situation
ambassador to nato, kurt volker. our guest is kelly lonnie. >> today on newsmakers, we are latte. by bob good he will talk about changing the nsa surveillance program and oversight of the justice department. newsmakers is at 10:00 a.m. on c-span. there is no question the congress routinely does not speak the truth to the american public. it is not just about inaccuracies. it is the absence of speaking the truth about where we are. where are we? livingat a standard of the same as what we...
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the baltic republic are now in nato and they are in russian airspace. how could you possibly have pulled that one off? they're upset about it. >> which should be our response to the efforts in russia? >> our rhetoric and policy needs to get in line with the power reality. the power reality is, we are not going to reverse this. the russians have interest in that region and they are protecting them as we have in other parts of the world. powerwe recognize the reality, we're going to continue saying things and encouraging local agents in ways that go beyond what can actually be a woman. >> richard falkenrath will speak on china in a minute. >> the ncaa men's basketball final -- connecticut beating the odds and the favorite to win the championship. 160-54 to bag their second title in four years. he was named most outstanding player. las vegas said connecticut had 100-1 odds to win it all. >> how did your bracket do? >> it was completely blown up. this was a fabulous game. what a game. a great tournament. >> is it even possible to of called kentucky a favori
the baltic republic are now in nato and they are in russian airspace. how could you possibly have pulled that one off? they're upset about it. >> which should be our response to the efforts in russia? >> our rhetoric and policy needs to get in line with the power reality. the power reality is, we are not going to reverse this. the russians have interest in that region and they are protecting them as we have in other parts of the world. powerwe recognize the reality, we're going to...
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russia recalling its ambassador to nato following nato's sharp condemnations of russia's actions toward ukraine, including the tens of thousands of russian troops now amassed along ukraine's eastern border. with more, major general robert scales joins us, retired from the u.s. army, a fox news military analyst. general, always good to see you. >> hi, greg. >> look, nato is never guilty of acting expeditiously, and it's too late for crimea, but you think it's about time. why? >> oh, there are many reasons. these are just baby steps, greg. you know, putin understands two words, power and weakness. he said so himself. and there's a power vacuum in eastern europe, even in the eastern states at nato. and what's been promised so far, a few aircraft, an additional ship in the black sea, some scheduled war games, mostly simulated war games with the ukrainians. that's really not enough, i think, to dissuade putin from doing something stupid. what we need is something far more robust, particularly by the united states. most people don't know it, greg, but the united states does not have a single
russia recalling its ambassador to nato following nato's sharp condemnations of russia's actions toward ukraine, including the tens of thousands of russian troops now amassed along ukraine's eastern border. with more, major general robert scales joins us, retired from the u.s. army, a fox news military analyst. general, always good to see you. >> hi, greg. >> look, nato is never guilty of acting expeditiously, and it's too late for crimea, but you think it's about time. why?...
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the united states is the leader of nato. that's our most important and successful alliance, in business since 1949. the members of nato that are potentially in the future vulnerable to russian interference, vulnerable to intimidation, they need the symbolic visible support of the united states. i think moving a couple thousand troops into this area does make sense because it's a siggal of our continued commitment to those countries. i think the president has done the right thing. >> i understand symbolic support. couldn't that translate to empty threat? >> no, because we're not making a threat. we're not threatening the 40,000 russian troops, not threatening president putin. what we're doing is saying he can not redivide europe the way europe was divided in the cold war and that the united states will, in effect, with europe stand by these smaller allies. the baltic states are particularly important, carol, because they were forcibly incorporated into the soviet union in may 1940 and treated very, very badly. their liberatio
the united states is the leader of nato. that's our most important and successful alliance, in business since 1949. the members of nato that are potentially in the future vulnerable to russian interference, vulnerable to intimidation, they need the symbolic visible support of the united states. i think moving a couple thousand troops into this area does make sense because it's a siggal of our continued commitment to those countries. i think the president has done the right thing. >> i...
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. >> that assumes that nato will act. >> let's put it this way, suppose russia is going to de-stabilize and invade eastern province of ukraine, two things will happen. the west will have to become more severe. could limit the supply of gas to western europe but it secondly, if nato is not going to have a military information, they will have to provide military support to the government in kiev and that means the war could ask of a -- escalate for quite a while. from a financial market point of it could affect the financial market in the eurozone. >> could escalate for quite a while? if vladimir putin was to exercise force in a big way, he can and there's really nobody capable of responding to it other than the united states. >> even if he wanted to use , he is not going to invade all of ukraine. you don't know for how long a military conflict of this sort will continue especially if the u.s. and europe were supporting the government militarily inkiev. this is not my baseline but there is a downside risk that this will happen. remain lingering for a while and investors may become worry.
. >> that assumes that nato will act. >> let's put it this way, suppose russia is going to de-stabilize and invade eastern province of ukraine, two things will happen. the west will have to become more severe. could limit the supply of gas to western europe but it secondly, if nato is not going to have a military information, they will have to provide military support to the government in kiev and that means the war could ask of a -- escalate for quite a while. from a financial...
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these are not nato exercises. it is our commitment to our security obligations in europe. if there's a message to moscow, it is the same exact message that we take our obligations very, very seriously. >> international monitors said removal of syria's chemical weapons stockpile is nearly 90% complete. your organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons as it only has two or three shipments remaining to complete the deal that averted a threaten u.s. attack last year. the news comes as the syrian government faces new allegations of using chemical weapons against civilians. he al-assad regime is accused of dropping barrels of industrial chlorine on rebel held areas in recent weeks. chlorine is not on the list of banned agents under the international chemical weapons convention, but its use would still be a war crime. in washington, state department spokesperson jen psaki said the u.s. is investigating. >> we have indications of the use of a toxic industrial chemical, probably chlorine, in syria this month. we a
these are not nato exercises. it is our commitment to our security obligations in europe. if there's a message to moscow, it is the same exact message that we take our obligations very, very seriously. >> international monitors said removal of syria's chemical weapons stockpile is nearly 90% complete. your organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons as it only has two or three shipments remaining to complete the deal that averted a threaten u.s. attack last year. the news comes...
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he told me -- i asked what nato is going to do to respond to all this. he said that they will consider a number of options. one is this idea of moving a u.s. army brigade back to europe. of them out of o europe. now we are talking about moving one back. one of the many options on the table. that would be a significant deal. >> that would be huge. i want to bring in richard falkenrath. he is our bloomberg contributing editor. what about that option of sending a permanent u.s. army brigade back to europe? >> it suggests that military escalation in this diplomatic crisis -- my personal opinion is rather ill advised. there's no one in their right mind that wants to engage russia militarily over what's happening in crimea. a solution to be here, it strikes me as more likely going to be a diplomatic and possibly economic one. >> did we miss judge putin? >> without a doubt. misunderstood and have not been listening to the russian president and his cohort for the last 5-6 years. he has been fairly transparent in his view. he is not going to permit ukraine to fal
he told me -- i asked what nato is going to do to respond to all this. he said that they will consider a number of options. one is this idea of moving a u.s. army brigade back to europe. of them out of o europe. now we are talking about moving one back. one of the many options on the table. that would be a significant deal. >> that would be huge. i want to bring in richard falkenrath. he is our bloomberg contributing editor. what about that option of sending a permanent u.s. army brigade...
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guessle everyone tries to what putin is up to, it seems that nato might have an idea. a just-released satellite videos of what it claims are russian forces along the ukraine border. these pictures were taken late last month. nato's top military commander in europe said american troops could resent to allied nations .eeling threatened by russia this is, of course, basically adding to all the concerns we have seen thus far. picturest satellite and know he is lining up troops along that ukraine border. i have read as many as 40,000. it's natural that people start to worry a little bit. >> how about this company digitalglobe? instead of the government passing around classified documents, this is a publicly traded company worth about $2 billion. most of their sales go to the u.s. government, so they stead, "instead of us giving classified pictures to these foreign governments, we are going to take these commercial photos here code it's an interesting gray area between the squads i cover them in commercial surveillance operations that are much more easily passed around. >> i
guessle everyone tries to what putin is up to, it seems that nato might have an idea. a just-released satellite videos of what it claims are russian forces along the ukraine border. these pictures were taken late last month. nato's top military commander in europe said american troops could resent to allied nations .eeling threatened by russia this is, of course, basically adding to all the concerns we have seen thus far. picturest satellite and know he is lining up troops along that ukraine...
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be a part of the nato. of course ukraine is not today ready to join nato. remember the context here. nato exists, countries nearby want to join nato because it provides security for them. nato's reaction has always been clean up your act, democracy on the economy, civilian control of the military. do that, and then you qualify and you can come into nato. ukraine is not there yet, but we should not be sending a signal that draws the line with them on the other side, pushes them away. we should be sending bethe signal that we believe in you and your people, we want you to be democratic, secure. you have a lot of work to do on a, we will help you do that work. at the end of the day, we would love to see you as a member of nato, a member of the european union. we cannot get there today, but let's work through that. host: kurt volker with the mccain institute former ambassador to nato. thank you so much for stopping by. guest: my pleasure. thank you. host: we will take a short break, and when we come back, how m
be a part of the nato. of course ukraine is not today ready to join nato. remember the context here. nato exists, countries nearby want to join nato because it provides security for them. nato's reaction has always been clean up your act, democracy on the economy, civilian control of the military. do that, and then you qualify and you can come into nato. ukraine is not there yet, but we should not be sending a signal that draws the line with them on the other side, pushes them away. we should...
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nato countries are meeting a brussels today to discuss additional measures in response to the standoff with russia. the world court has ordered japan to stop whaling in the antarctic, rejecting claims of scientific research. shepherd conservation society welcomed the ruling. >> i did not know if japan would proceed with their whaling. they may find it for graham in the future. but at the moment, i feel that they should fulfill their obligations. [indiscernible] three al jazeera journalist appeared in an egyptian court on monday where they were allowed to testify for the first time since being detained at last year. peter greste and two others are accused of a longing to orating the muslim brotherhood deemed by the government a terrorist organization. in brief testimony, the three denied having ties to the brotherhood them and cited her longtime work as journalists. the trial is been adjourned until next week. a death row prisoner several execution of mississippi has won a new trial. michelle by room was convicted of killing her husband, even though her son confessed to the crime. her e
nato countries are meeting a brussels today to discuss additional measures in response to the standoff with russia. the world court has ordered japan to stop whaling in the antarctic, rejecting claims of scientific research. shepherd conservation society welcomed the ruling. >> i did not know if japan would proceed with their whaling. they may find it for graham in the future. but at the moment, i feel that they should fulfill their obligations. [indiscernible] three al jazeera journalist...
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pro-russian separatists now are holding a group of international observers and accusing them of being nato spies. we're streaming live from donetsk, ukraine, with the latest. leland? >> reporter: hi, eric. those pro russian separatists now say they will exchange these international observers for a number of separatists being held by the ukrainian government. the government is firing back saying the observers are being held as human shields inside the pro russian stronghold, besieged by ukrainian soldiers. the soldiers, though, have not moved into the town, really out of fear of the amount of civilian casualties that would have to occur if they were going to go door to door and try to root out the separatists who are extremely well-armed. the russian foreign minister for his part says he is going to do what he can in order to help free the international observers who are being held. many will tell you that the russians in this are truly the puppeteers who have said in the past they will use force to protect their own interests. this is one of the main ukrainian-russian border crossings, and
pro-russian separatists now are holding a group of international observers and accusing them of being nato spies. we're streaming live from donetsk, ukraine, with the latest. leland? >> reporter: hi, eric. those pro russian separatists now say they will exchange these international observers for a number of separatists being held by the ukrainian government. the government is firing back saying the observers are being held as human shields inside the pro russian stronghold, besieged by...
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push nato back. russia can't be outplayed and encircled. he expects the president of united states to sit down and treat him as an equal and negotiate every issue. host: on the weakness issue guest: i think this is one of several of those dilemmas that the u.s. faces. we are less prepared to walk close to the threshold of further spiraling chaos and conflict. the motivation for the united states in syria was the body count. i member friends asking me how many bodies it will take before he shares our perspective. he does not share our perspective. i think the american perspective in ukraine is we don't want to do anything that is likely to lead to more bloodshed chaos and destabilization of this tenuous new government. sending a lot of weapons into that region and effectively fighting a proxy war with russia but using ukrainians to do it would escalate the situation. host: matthew rojansky is at the wilson center. how long have you been studying russia? guest: since college. once you start studying th
push nato back. russia can't be outplayed and encircled. he expects the president of united states to sit down and treat him as an equal and negotiate every issue. host: on the weakness issue guest: i think this is one of several of those dilemmas that the u.s. faces. we are less prepared to walk close to the threshold of further spiraling chaos and conflict. the motivation for the united states in syria was the body count. i member friends asking me how many bodies it will take before he...
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nato says it is not seeing a pullback of russian troops from the border with ukraine. russian officials earlier sent signals they would withdraw troops from the border region. tepz of thousands of soldiers wore masks there. moscow says it's only for drills. moscow is also upping gas prices for the ukraine. greg has more. >> folks here in kiev getting discouraging news regarding the russian troop buildup from nato. kerry is there and they decided to intensify cooperation and support for the ukrainian military. perhaps most crucially they will cut off for all intents and purposes all cooperation on american and civilian level with the russians. this following its takeover of crimea and other threatening moves. as the ukrainian military continues to go through its faces, nato officials are also saying that they are not seeing any evidence of that pullback of russian troops from the border with ukraine. yesterday there were reports that russian president vladmir putin had said he ordered a gradual withdrawal but according to nato today, there's still a full combat force of
nato says it is not seeing a pullback of russian troops from the border with ukraine. russian officials earlier sent signals they would withdraw troops from the border region. tepz of thousands of soldiers wore masks there. moscow says it's only for drills. moscow is also upping gas prices for the ukraine. greg has more. >> folks here in kiev getting discouraging news regarding the russian troop buildup from nato. kerry is there and they decided to intensify cooperation and support for...
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. >> secretary of state john kerry commemorates nato's 65th anniversary and the ten-year anniversary of the european union today at the atlantic council. we'll have live coverage of his speech starting at 1:30 p.m. eastern here on c-span2. >> c-span's newest book, "sundays at eight," a collection of interviews with some of the nation's top storytellers. >> the normal trajectory of escape stories or of concentration camp stories is you have someone who comes from a sophisticateed, civilized family. they're taken to the camp. all their other relatives are killed. they have to behave in an inhuman way to survive. and then they come out and they tell their story about a descent into hell and then survival. shin's story is completely different because he was born in hell and thought it was home. >> blaine harden, one of 41 unique voices from 25 years of our booknotes and q&a arguments. c-span's "sundays at eight" now available at your favorite bookseller. >> the fbi says that cyber crime is one of the biggest threats to national security. next, we hear from law enforcement officials about
. >> secretary of state john kerry commemorates nato's 65th anniversary and the ten-year anniversary of the european union today at the atlantic council. we'll have live coverage of his speech starting at 1:30 p.m. eastern here on c-span2. >> c-span's newest book, "sundays at eight," a collection of interviews with some of the nation's top storytellers. >> the normal trajectory of escape stories or of concentration camp stories is you have someone who comes from a...
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>> well, i think moscow and the kremlin is very, very well well aware that those nato and the united states have both said that military option is ending the escalating crisis in ukraine is not going to get to that stage. what we're seeing now is calibrated deployment of american forces, just to give a bit of reassurance to poland and to the other eastern european countries on the close fault lines of this crisis, but i don't think that as far as the kremlin is concerned, they don't see that as any serious build-up, because the name of the game has already been declared. it's not going to come to armed intervention from either nato or the united states. >> peter sharp for us live, thank you very much. >> venezuela president is going to meet with opposition leaders, the fourth time this month, trying to quell the violent protests that have plagued that country since february. 41 have died, 600 injured in the unrest. protestors are angry over the high crime rate, shortages of basic goods and soaring inflation. >> divers are going deeper inside the sunk that south korean ferry. divers a
>> well, i think moscow and the kremlin is very, very well well aware that those nato and the united states have both said that military option is ending the escalating crisis in ukraine is not going to get to that stage. what we're seeing now is calibrated deployment of american forces, just to give a bit of reassurance to poland and to the other eastern european countries on the close fault lines of this crisis, but i don't think that as far as the kremlin is concerned, they don't see...
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as for the other nato countries they're not considering military options but are getting ready. >> we believe the right way forward is to find a political and diplomatic solution. however, we are focused militarily on strengthening defense of our allies. that's our core task. >> now meantime, hanger is rising in ukraine of -- anger is rising in ukraine over the situation. pro-activistsked two pro russian politicians in kiev and moscow says the attacks prove the presidential elections won't be fair or free or democratic. >> thank you very much. president obama's promising consequences if russia does not stand down, but as we all saw back in march, economic punishment did not stop president putin from taking over the crimean peninsula. what racings are left? as putin tests the patience in the world? i'll talk to p.j. crowley later. >>> first two sex offender accused of raping andtqr=aq$Ñ kg four women in southern california had gps tracking bracelets on their ankles the entire time. in other words they were supposed to be watching them. according to police all of that -- police say the
as for the other nato countries they're not considering military options but are getting ready. >> we believe the right way forward is to find a political and diplomatic solution. however, we are focused militarily on strengthening defense of our allies. that's our core task. >> now meantime, hanger is rising in ukraine of -- anger is rising in ukraine over the situation. pro-activistsked two pro russian politicians in kiev and moscow says the attacks prove the presidential...
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t ukraine is a member of nato. ukraine does have 20 years of cooperation with nato in the partnership for peace. it's one of the most active members of that. also, ukraine and nato signed in 1997 the charter of cooperation which does involve security guarantees. so, i wouldn't be surprised if there are things like intelligence sharing, maybe some covert other types of covert support coming from the u.s. and nato, but we are never really going to know much about this. certainly, there is a lobbying, particularly in the u.s. from people like senator mccain for the u.s. to supply defensive military hardware such as anti-tank, anti-aircraft weapons. i think the russian forces, it's difficult to know if they are going to come now or in the future. i believe that an intervention by russia is going to happen. it's just a question of when. we don't know when it's going to happen. but russia and vladimir putin, in particular, certainly would like to do things such as increase tension in ukraine, increase violent protests as
t ukraine is a member of nato. ukraine does have 20 years of cooperation with nato in the partnership for peace. it's one of the most active members of that. also, ukraine and nato signed in 1997 the charter of cooperation which does involve security guarantees. so, i wouldn't be surprised if there are things like intelligence sharing, maybe some covert other types of covert support coming from the u.s. and nato, but we are never really going to know much about this. certainly, there is a...
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it is pretty clear that nato is not going to go to war with russia over ukraine, but there are things the united states and europe can do that can cause a lot of discomfort and russia. doin your heart of hearts, you actually think vladimir putin cares? does he feel threatened in any way? >> he is a different kind of guy, but this is some of you pays very close attention to his approval ratings. for years, we've talked about this implicit deal putin has with the russian people where he asks them to accept the fact that they have very little political voice, but in return for which he will give them economic stability and growing living standards. he delivered on that from 2003 2008. there were signs the russians were nervous last year at the projected economy was going to below the standards of eight or nine years ago. right now, you have everybody to 1%.ding russia growth i think that bothers mr. putin and to the extent we can push that along, we may be able to urge him toward a different course. >> tank you for giving us the update on this very important topic. a former u.s. ambassad
it is pretty clear that nato is not going to go to war with russia over ukraine, but there are things the united states and europe can do that can cause a lot of discomfort and russia. doin your heart of hearts, you actually think vladimir putin cares? does he feel threatened in any way? >> he is a different kind of guy, but this is some of you pays very close attention to his approval ratings. for years, we've talked about this implicit deal putin has with the russian people where he...
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is the military option on the table with russia, and if so, would that be through nato forces, or through other aid to ukraine? >> i have said that other military options are not on the table in ukraine because this is not a situation that would be amenable to a clear military solution. what we have to do is create an environment in which irregular forces disarm, that the seizing of buildings cease, that a national dialogue by ukrainians, not by russians, not by americans or anybody else, but by ukrainians, takes place, and they move forward with reforms that meet the interests of the various groups within ukraine, they move forward with elections, and they start getting their economic house in order. that is what is going to solve the problem. and so obviously, russia right now still has its forces amassed along ukrainian-russian border as a gesture of intimidation, and it is our belief and not ours alone, but the broad portions of the international community, believe that russia's hand is in the disruptions and chaos that we have been seeing in the southern and eastern ukraine. there is
is the military option on the table with russia, and if so, would that be through nato forces, or through other aid to ukraine? >> i have said that other military options are not on the table in ukraine because this is not a situation that would be amenable to a clear military solution. what we have to do is create an environment in which irregular forces disarm, that the seizing of buildings cease, that a national dialogue by ukrainians, not by russians, not by americans or anybody else,...
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and nato will not accept any adventurism by russian troops in the baltics. they are expected to arrive monday. >> would be very helpful if they removed their forces off the border and took concrete actions to respect the sovereignty of ukraine. for our part, what we're going to do, we'll constantly look for ways to reassure our nato allies and partners how seriously we take our obligations. >> reporter: the u.s. already deployed f-15s and f-16 fighter jets to poland at baltic nato states, jenna. jenna: in our reporting to the pentagon, in general what message do experts think this is sending to vladmir putin and to ukraine? >> reporter: well, 150 u.s. troops doesn't sound like a lot but they, and what is being, is notable that they're not being deployed to ukraine. the only thing that has been deployed to ukraine so far, jenna, is vice president joe biden who was armed with several million dollars in non-lethal aid. today's, today russia's foreign minister, sergey after love, accused the u.s., quote, running the show in ukraine and instigating unrest and ten
and nato will not accept any adventurism by russian troops in the baltics. they are expected to arrive monday. >> would be very helpful if they removed their forces off the border and took concrete actions to respect the sovereignty of ukraine. for our part, what we're going to do, we'll constantly look for ways to reassure our nato allies and partners how seriously we take our obligations. >> reporter: the u.s. already deployed f-15s and f-16 fighter jets to poland at baltic nato...
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on the other hand, nato won't be able to set up their base in crimea. >> i think it's good. crimea is ours. the west doesn't have anything to scare us. they come up with nonsense. >> opinions delivered almost word for word what russia's highly efficient propaganda machine has been since this crisis? >> russia and putin stand firm, tall and proud in opposing the unfriendly policies of the west. this is how people see it, and this is what makes president putin and his policies even more popular. >> popular, not with russia's banks, $70,000,000,000 of investment funds have fled the country since the start of the year. amid the euphoria, the self congratulation and the sense of national pride, it's becoming clear there will be a price to pay for the annexation of crimea. >> >> reporter: sanctions, the flight of investment capital from the banks and russia's increasing international isolation, some economists are warning there is going to be a bumpy ride ahead for the people here as the political realities begin to bite, they say that the annexation of crimea may not look like a
on the other hand, nato won't be able to set up their base in crimea. >> i think it's good. crimea is ours. the west doesn't have anything to scare us. they come up with nonsense. >> opinions delivered almost word for word what russia's highly efficient propaganda machine has been since this crisis? >> russia and putin stand firm, tall and proud in opposing the unfriendly policies of the west. this is how people see it, and this is what makes president putin and his policies...
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this borders nato. georgia does not. this borders nato. this is important. >> obviously change the stakes by international treaty. >> yes. >> spider, thank you very much. >> thank you, chris. >> kate? >> all right, chris. >>> coming up, malaysia's prime minister admitting their radar picked up an unknown aircraft the day flight 370 disappeared but they didn't see the need to send up any planes to investigate? why? could that have prevented the plane's disappearance? >>> and also ahead, a rancher that nevada rancher defending his racially charged comments about african-americans. he's become quite a celebrity, and now he's got a lot to say. are his political supporters going to support him? many of them are backing away. you won't believe what he said. he will be here to defend them. at od, whatever business you're in, that's the business we're in with premium service like one of the best on-time delivery records and a low claims ratio, we do whatever it takes to make your business our business. od. helping the world keep promises. sfuel re
this borders nato. georgia does not. this borders nato. this is important. >> obviously change the stakes by international treaty. >> yes. >> spider, thank you very much. >> thank you, chris. >> kate? >> all right, chris. >>> coming up, malaysia's prime minister admitting their radar picked up an unknown aircraft the day flight 370 disappeared but they didn't see the need to send up any planes to investigate? why? could that have prevented the...
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and then you've got the secretary-general of nato just with a statement, a tweet, well -- "russia should stop being part of the problem and start being part of the solution." this is an impasse that every day gets more and more dangerous. >> reporter: christine, that's right. and in the face of that very strong and growing international condemnation, russia remains defiant, insisting that it has no role in anything that is taking place here in the east, that its operatives are not on the ground, that it is not orchestrating these small, seemingly coordinated uprisings, which is the claim by the ukrainian government as well as western governments. they very strongly suspect that moscow has a hand in all of this. no doubt, this will all come to a head on thursday when russia, ukraine, the united states and european union are scheduled to hold talks on the fate of ukraine in geneva. but in the build-up to that, what we are seeing here on the ground is these pro-russian militants and supporters very much consolidating their control in towns and cities across ukraine's eastern frontier, up cl
and then you've got the secretary-general of nato just with a statement, a tweet, well -- "russia should stop being part of the problem and start being part of the solution." this is an impasse that every day gets more and more dangerous. >> reporter: christine, that's right. and in the face of that very strong and growing international condemnation, russia remains defiant, insisting that it has no role in anything that is taking place here in the east, that its operatives are...
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he will not going to the baltic, this would be a war with nato. this would deny him the only dependable ally that he has, and as collatesissue -- things and -- >> what should the u.s. do next? >> of the u.s. has to be careful about how they respond. my understanding is that if russia starts to make other moves to destabilize the ukraine, other moves to destabilize ukraine by cutting off trade flows and reducing gas flows, we will see the existing u.s. sanctions continue and against companies, it will expand. but we will not see the kind of really bigrom iran, stuff. >> this is a subtle game, going forward. >> you want big headlines. >> big headlines. >> this is two thirds, roughly of the russian economy that is related to the commodity materials. >> out as vladimir putin diversify that? >> i think that the issue for russia is not so much trying to do the top-down diversification. i think this is more an issue of creating a business climate in which independent businesses can flourish on their own. >> that is the opposite of what he is doing. >> th
he will not going to the baltic, this would be a war with nato. this would deny him the only dependable ally that he has, and as collatesissue -- things and -- >> what should the u.s. do next? >> of the u.s. has to be careful about how they respond. my understanding is that if russia starts to make other moves to destabilize the ukraine, other moves to destabilize ukraine by cutting off trade flows and reducing gas flows, we will see the existing u.s. sanctions continue and against...